Applying game design theory to virtual heritage environments

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Computer graphics and interactive techniques in Australasia and South East Asia archive
Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques in Australasia and South East Asia table of contents

Melbourne, Australia

SESSION: Rendering table of contents

Pages: 273 - 274

Year of Publication: 2003

ISBN:1-58113-578-5

Author

Erik Champion

University of Melbourne

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SIGGRAPH: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

Much literature has argued that interactive engagement in a computer medium is best demonstrated by games. With this in mind, this paper suggests certain techniques that virtual environments (especially cultural heritage ones) can learn from game design.

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Keywords:
archaeology, cultural immersion, engagement, game design, heritage, interactivity, tourism, virtual environments

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